Home group devos
When we meet for Home Groups this semester, we are going to add a little "Jesus' into the mix. Jesus spent a lot of his time around a table, sharing a meal with his friends. There's something about eating together that lowers our defenses and allows us all to speak a bit more freely about our lives. This is where God can show up, and we are here for it!
Every week, we'll share a 5-minute devotional and prayer with whoever we happen to be sharing a meal with. Take a look below for the weekly devo!
Every week, we'll share a 5-minute devotional and prayer with whoever we happen to be sharing a meal with. Take a look below for the weekly devo!
February 22nd:
the Great confession
We've been studying the Gospel of Mark this semester. More specifically, we have seen how Jesus and the Good News he shares are untamed. Jesus uses a wild man named John to announce his coming into the world. He heals a paralytic and forgives his sins! He heals on the Sabbath, violating the rules of his own people. He heals an unclean woman & even brings sight to a blind man. Jesus did all these things to show the world that God in the flesh was different.
Peter was Jesus' right-hand man. He walked alongside him in all these stories. At the climax of the Gospel story, we see Jesus ask Peter the all-important question... "Who do you say that I am?" That question matters. For all of us! How we answer that question decides what our future with Jesus looks like. It's a deeply personal question. A question that we all have to ask ourselves.
We all have thoughts about who Jesus is: a famous teacher, a miracle-worker, a mere carpenter with radical ideas. But Peter gets it right for once. He says, "You are the Messiah." That word has power. It is a word that suggests that Jesus has a royal purpose: to save God's people. That is what Jesus came to do, just not in the way Peter or any of Jesus' friends expected.
As we consider Peter's response, we must ask ourselves this question as well. Who is Jesus to us? Is he just an edgy teacher, a sensational miracle worker? Or is he God, come to save us? More importantly, do we treat Jesus as the God who came to save us? This story invites all of us to reconsider our devotion to Jesus Christ. Is Jesus at the center of your life? What is the Spirit of God calling you to do to make that so?
PRAYERS FOR OTHERS
SPOKEN TOGETHER:
May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you : wherever he may send you;
may he guide you through the wilderness : protect you through the storm;
may he bring you home rejoicing : at the wonders he has shown you;
may he bring you home rejoicing : once again into our doors.
Peter was Jesus' right-hand man. He walked alongside him in all these stories. At the climax of the Gospel story, we see Jesus ask Peter the all-important question... "Who do you say that I am?" That question matters. For all of us! How we answer that question decides what our future with Jesus looks like. It's a deeply personal question. A question that we all have to ask ourselves.
We all have thoughts about who Jesus is: a famous teacher, a miracle-worker, a mere carpenter with radical ideas. But Peter gets it right for once. He says, "You are the Messiah." That word has power. It is a word that suggests that Jesus has a royal purpose: to save God's people. That is what Jesus came to do, just not in the way Peter or any of Jesus' friends expected.
As we consider Peter's response, we must ask ourselves this question as well. Who is Jesus to us? Is he just an edgy teacher, a sensational miracle worker? Or is he God, come to save us? More importantly, do we treat Jesus as the God who came to save us? This story invites all of us to reconsider our devotion to Jesus Christ. Is Jesus at the center of your life? What is the Spirit of God calling you to do to make that so?
PRAYERS FOR OTHERS
SPOKEN TOGETHER:
May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you : wherever he may send you;
may he guide you through the wilderness : protect you through the storm;
may he bring you home rejoicing : at the wonders he has shown you;
may he bring you home rejoicing : once again into our doors.